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90-year-old spared driving ban after collision

12 July 2025
90-year-old spared driving ban after collision

90-year-old spared driving ban after collision

12 July 2025

A sheriff showed a 90-year-old first offender sympathy by not banning him from driving.


Fraudster who stole £14k from pensioner is fined

10 July 2025
Fraudster who stole £14k from pensioner is fined

Fraudster who stole £14k from pensioner is fined

10 July 2025

An Orkney woman who cheated an elderly man out of £14,000 has been fined £2500.


Jail for assault that left attacker’s friend with ‘busted’ knee

10 July 2025
Jail for assault that left attacker’s friend with ‘busted’ knee

Jail for assault that left attacker’s friend with ‘busted’ knee

10 July 2025

A Wick man has been jailed for 20 months for a vicious attack on a drinking buddy which a sheriff described as "dreadful and unprovoked".


‘That has to stop’: man warned after locking woman out in freezing conditions

09 July 2025
‘That has to stop’: man warned after locking woman out in freezing conditions

‘That has to stop’: man warned after locking woman out in freezing conditions

09 July 2025

A man locked his pregnant partner out of their home in near freezing conditions when she was wearing only her nightdress Wick Sheriff Court has heard.


‘You reap what you sow’ man who pressured girl (12) into sending intimate pictures is told

09 July 2025
‘You reap what you sow’ man who pressured girl (12) into sending intimate pictures is told

‘You reap what you sow’ man who pressured girl (12) into sending intimate pictures is told

09 July 2025

A man who made sexual overtures to a 12-year-old girl has avoided a jail sentence.


Unpaid work order for man after 31-month abuse of woman

01 July 2025
Unpaid work order for man after 31-month abuse of woman

Unpaid work order for man after 31-month abuse of woman

01 July 2025

A man has been banned from contacting a woman he abused over a thirty-one-month period.


Caithness woman fined for having no insurance on Boxing Day

29 June 2025
Caithness woman fined for having no insurance on Boxing Day

Caithness woman fined for having no insurance on Boxing Day

29 June 2025

An Auckengill woman who drove without insurance cover was fined £300 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Elderly Caithness man given chance by sheriff after pushing wife

28 June 2025
Elderly Caithness man given chance by sheriff after pushing wife

Elderly Caithness man given chance by sheriff after pushing wife

28 June 2025

An elderly man who assaulted his wife has been given a chance to behave.


Points and fine for Castletown woman who drove with no insurance

27 June 2025
Points and fine for Castletown woman who drove with no insurance

Points and fine for Castletown woman who drove with no insurance

27 June 2025

A Castletown woman who drove without insurance cover was fined £300 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Young Wick driver who ‘could have killed someone’ given a chance to fulfil work order

27 June 2025
Young Wick driver who ‘could have killed someone’ given a chance to fulfil work order

Young Wick driver who ‘could have killed someone’ given a chance to fulfil work order

27 June 2025

A dangerous driver whom a sheriff said could have killed someone has been given a chance to get to grips with unpaid work.


Homeless man threatened police in Wick after being thrown out of Co-op

26 June 2025
Homeless man threatened police in Wick after being thrown out of Co-op

Homeless man threatened police in Wick after being thrown out of Co-op

26 June 2025

A man subjected police officers to a tirade of abuse in their police station, Wick Sheriff Court heard.


Inverness lorry driver fined for using mobile phone in Wick street

26 June 2025
Inverness lorry driver fined for using mobile phone in Wick street

Inverness lorry driver fined for using mobile phone in Wick street

26 June 2025

An Inverness lorry driver caught while using a hand-held mobile phone in the centre of Wick was fined £400 at the town’s sheriff court on Wednesday.


Further delay expected in Altnabreac couple’s court case

25 June 2025
Further delay expected in Altnabreac couple’s court case

Further delay expected in Altnabreac couple’s court case

25 June 2025

The trial of a couple alleged to have repeatedly stood on a railway track in the path of oncoming trains looks likely to be delayed for a second time.


Man denies using mobile phone while driving in Thurso

25 June 2025
Man denies using mobile phone while driving in Thurso

Man denies using mobile phone while driving in Thurso

25 June 2025

A Lanark man is to fight a charge that he drove while using a mobile phone in Thurso.


‘Don’t give me an excuse!’ – Wick man on ‘shoogly peg’ over prison threat

25 June 2025
‘Don’t give me an excuse!’ – Wick man on ‘shoogly peg’ over prison threat

‘Don’t give me an excuse!’ – Wick man on ‘shoogly peg’ over prison threat

25 June 2025

A Wick man who made stab threats to emergency call handlers has been warned that he is on “a shoogly peg” over his chances of going to jail.


Caithness farmer admits cattle husbandry offences – but father not guilty

24 June 2025
Caithness farmer admits cattle husbandry offences – but father not guilty

Caithness farmer admits cattle husbandry offences – but father not guilty

24 June 2025

A Caithness farmer has been fined £1500 for breaching cattle regulations.


Prison warning for Wick man who took images of people in toilets

15 June 2025
Prison warning for Wick man who took images of people in toilets

Prison warning for Wick man who took images of people in toilets

15 June 2025

A sheriff has warned a Wick man who spied on users of communal toilets that he faces jail if he does not improve his performance on a community order.


Man admonished over assault in Wick

14 June 2025
Man admonished over assault in Wick

Man admonished over assault in Wick

14 June 2025

A 56-year-old Wick man has been admonished for an assault he carried out in the Pulteneytown People’s Project base in the town.


‘If you don’t comply, you will be sent to prison’ – drug treatment order after Wick woman resisted arrest

14 June 2025
‘If you don’t comply, you will be sent to prison’ – drug treatment order after Wick woman resisted arrest

‘If you don’t comply, you will be sent to prison’ – drug treatment order after Wick woman resisted arrest

14 June 2025

An 18-month drug testing and treatment order (DTTO) has been imposed on a young Wick woman for a run-in she had with police at her home.


Woman denies assaulting partner at their Wick home

13 June 2025
Woman denies assaulting partner at their Wick home

Woman denies assaulting partner at their Wick home

13 June 2025

A Wick woman has denied assaulting her partner at their home in the town.


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